| "And I thought Appa was smelly." |
| — Toph about Juicy.[1] |
Juicy was a flying bison who chose Opal to be his companion.[1] His slobbery and unkempt appearance, along with his pungent odor, made him distinctive from the rest of the herd.[2]
History
As Opal desired to free her family, who were at the time incarcerated by Kuvira, she and Lin Beifong saddled up Juicy to prepare for a journey to Zaofu. After Bolin joined their quest as well,[3] Juicy flew the three to the metal city, where he was introduced to Toph Beifong, who made a remark about his body odor being even worse than Appa's. As the elder asked Opal why she chose such a "leaky, nasty thing", the young airbender clarified that Juicy had chosen her and good-heartedly jabbed that she had checked whether she could do something about that, while affectionately petting the bison.
Juicy flew the foursome to a factory not far from Zaofu, where he stayed out of sight, awaiting Opal's summoning after they had rescued Suyin and the rest of her family. Upon hearing her bison whistle call, he rushed in, and took Opal and Bolin to a nearby village to save Zhu Li. Later, Juicy flew the ten people, among them, Suyin and her family, to safety, before heading back toward Republic City after dropping off Toph.[1]
Several months later, Juicy raced Opal, Korra, Asami, Toph, and Suyin to Gaoling, as they hoped to catch up with Kuvira, who has stolen a Metal Clan biplane. The bison landed in the Earth Empire reeducation camp to unload its passengers, who promptly engaged Commander Guan and his soldiers.[4]
Appearances
The Legend of Korra
Book Four: Balance (平衡)
- 409. "Beyond the Wilds"
- 410. "Operation Beifong"
Graphic novels
Trivia
- Juicy constantly suffered from rhinorrhea. Due to this, he has difficulty breathing and constantly wheezed and had his tongue out in order to better breathe through his mouth.[1]
- When Opal introduced Toph to Juicy, the earthbender commented that he smelt worse than Appa.[1]
- Dee Bradley Baker based Juicy's congested snorts and breathing on the noises made by his pet pugs.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Hedrick, Tim (writer) & Zwyer, Melchior (director). (December 5, 2014). "Operation Beifong". The Legend of Korra. Book Four: Balance. Episode 10. Nick.com.
- ↑ The Legend of Korra—The Art of the Animated Series, Book Four: Balance, page 100.
- ↑ Hamilton, Joshua (writer) & Graham, Ian (director). (November 28, 2014). "Beyond the Wilds". The Legend of Korra. Book Four: Balance. Episode 9. Nick.com.
- ↑ DiMartino, Michael Dante (writer), Wong, Michelle (artist), Ng, Killian (colorist). Ruins of the Empire Part Three (February 25, 2020), Dark Horse Comics.
- ↑ DiMartino, Michael Dante; Konietzko, Bryan; Varney, Janet & Williams, Zelda (March 10, 2015). "The Battle of Zaofu" commentary. Book Four: Balance Blu-ray.